Bustle.



PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

F. B. KUEBLER.

BUSTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. e, 1906.

2 BHEETS- SET 1.

Inventor:

THE mmms Parsns cm, WAsHlNcrmv, 0. c.

Inventor."

PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

F. B. KUEBLER. BUSTLE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 6, 1906.

UNiTEn STATES PATENT oEEioE.

FREDA B. KUEBLER, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE \VARNER BROTHERS CO., OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPO- RAT ION OF CONNECTICUT.

BUSTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDA B. KUEBLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bustles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bustles, and particularly relates to the construction of an article of that description which shall be reversible, adjustable, and light and shall have provision for the ready passage of air therethrough.

The bustle as constructed according to the invention is adapted to easily conform to the figure and is provided with a tapering or flat edge.

I shall describe a structure constructed in accordance with my invention, the features thereof being more specifically pointed out hereinafter in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a bustle constructed according to my invention, the bustle being under lateral tension to show the ventilating-openings therethrough. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the structure shown in Fig. 1 along the line A B thereof. Fig. 3 is a flat view of a modification, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 3 under tension.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bustle is constructed of sections a a, stitched together at the top and bottom of each section, as at b b, where the sections overlap each other, leaving an open space in the midst of each overlap, as at c c. It is preferably flat when not in use and not curved, as heretofore. When the bustle is in position on the person of the wearer and is subjected to the usual strains, the lateral strain will cause the sections to separate at the point where they are unattached to each other, thus leaving ventilating-openings, as described. This lateral strain, owing to the extra fullness because of the separation of the sections from each other, causes the bustle to curve-to fit the wearer as though it were elastic. tions at a are preferably filled with some light elastic material, such as hair 6, and may be bound at the top and bottom, as well as at the The secsides, by suitable binding d, which binding may be continued to form a tape or belt f for fastening the same around the waist.

It is preferable in the construction of the bustle that the sections on each side of the middle should overlap, so, that the overlapping edges shall be opposed to each other, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the space 0 is not left open,

but is filled with any suitable elastic or inelastic fabric g, which may be fulled, if desired, to give opportunity for extension when under strain. When not under strain, the bustle lies fiat, the curving and shaping thereof taking place only when under strain on the person of the wearer.

The filling of hair or other suitable material in each of the sections is preferably arranged so that it is thickest in the middle of a section and tapers to the edges thereof, thus giving a flat-edge construction to each of the sections on their inner as well as on their outer edges.

The bustle as described having the overlapping sections, either unconnected in the middle or extensible at that point, is readily adjustable, as is obvious, the lateral strain permitting the same to be stretched to any desirable degree, thus curving and shaping the bustle as may be desired.

The bustle is furthermore so constructed that it is reversible, either side being adapted to fit closely and easily to the person of the wearer.

It is further obvious that the construction as described may be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A bustle having the upper and lower portions thereof inelastic and continuous and the intermediate portion provided with means permitting the spreading of the bustle laterally and the curving of the same.

2. A bustle comprising a plurality of sections stitched together at the top and bottom of each section, the intermediate portion thereof being provided with means permitting the spreading of the bustle laterally and the curving of the same.

3. A bustle comprising a plurality of sec- IOC .of each section and having an unattached portion intermediate said stitched portions, each of the faces of said bustle being similar to the other so that the same is reversible.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FREDA B. KUEBLER.

Witnesses:

LUCIEN T. WARNER, ELLA G. BROWN. 

